Microsoft, Windows Live Hotmail kullanıcılarına son dönemde gönderilen phishing mailleriyle ilgili olarak açıklamada bulundu. Açıklamaya göre, kötü amaçlı internet korsanları, kullanıcıların kullanıcı adı, şifre, doğum tarihi ve ülke/bölge gibi bilgilerini istiyor. Daha önce de bu tür sahte e-postalar pek çok kez gönderilmiş olmasına karşın, Microsoft'un bu konuyla ilgili henüz açıklama yapmış olması dikkat çekici. Eğer size de aşağıdaki gibi bir e-posta gelirse, sakın oltaya düşmeyin:Dear Account User This Email is from Hotmail Customer Care and we are sending it to every Hotmail Email User Accounts Owner for safety. we are having congestions due to the anonymous registration of Hotmail accounts so we are shutting down some Hotmail accounts and your account was among those to be deleted. We are sending you this email to so that you can verify and let us know if you still want to use this account. If you are still interested please confirm your account by filling the space below.Your User name, password, date of birth and your country information would be needed to verify your account.Due to the congestion in all Hotmail users and removal of all unused Hotmail Accounts, Hotmail would be shutting down all unused Accounts, You will have to confirm your E-mail by filling out your Login Information below after clicking the reply button, or your account will be suspended within 24 hours for security reasons.

After following the instructions in the sheet, your account will not be interrupted and will continue as normal. Thanks for your attention to this request. We apologize for any inconveniences.Warning!!! Account owner that refuses to update his/her account after two weeks of receiving this warning will lose his or her account permanently.